Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding recently handed over a new bulk carrier to local shipowner NS United Kaiun Kaisha. Shimokita Maru replaces an older, similarly named vessel in the NS United fleet. The newer Shimokita Maru has an LOA of 93.8 metres (308 feet), a moulded beam of 18.2 metres (59.7...
Shimokita Maru
Japanese firms to build limestone carrier with hybrid gas-battery propulsion
A consortium of Japanese companies that also includes shipowner NS United Naiko Kaiun Kaisha (NSU Naiko) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have agreed to construct a new lime ..